@article {3565,
	title = {XPS OBSERVATIONS OF THE ACCELERATED OXIDATION OF NIOBIUM IN THE PRESENCE OF IRON},
	journal = {Surface Review and Letters},
	volume = {2},
	number = {4},
	year = {1995},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: RV652Times Cited: 3Cited Reference Count: 16},
	month = {Aug},
	pages = {495-500},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {A NbO film (similar to 8 Angstrom thick) deposited on a gold substrate is shown by XPS to be relatively inert to a H-2/H2O treatment. However, when the same treatment is made following the deposition of iron (layer similar to 12 Angstrom thick), the NbO shows a much enhanced reactivity; it is converted to a higher oxide while the Fe converts to Fez03. Heating this sample to 300 degrees C under UHV conditions caused a more complete conversion of NbO to a NbO2-like oxide, while simultaneously the Fe2O3 is reduced to FeO. Further heating at 500 degrees C yielded a pure Nb2O5 film, while the FeO appears to reduce to the metallic form which then dissolves into the gold.},
	keywords = {aluminum, DIFFUSION, WT-PERCENT NB},
	isbn = {0218-625X},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://A1995RV65200009},
	author = {Wong, P. C. and Wong, K. C. and Li, Y. S. and Mitchell, K. A. R.}
}
